My Chase obsession......and what's yours ?

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

The very 1st T206 that I acquired was this blue Chase back in 1981 when I first started collecting this set.
As a kid I remember reading that as a 1st baseman he would hustle to cover bunts down the 3rd baseline,
and throw the batter out.
This really impressed me as a kid, so he was my "Highlander Hero".

So, one would say I have become obsessed with collecting his T206 cards. And, that's what is great about
these T206's....as you can try for all the various Tobacco brands. Furthermore, this Chase card happens to
be one of the six "super-prints" in the set that were printed with almost every back in the 350/460 Series.

I still need American Beauty 460....Carolina Brights....El Principe De Gales....Lenox....Red Hindu and a Drum.
The card depicted here is a Piedmont 350 and it would be nice to also find a Piedmont 460 Fac 42.



I've included Chase's 460 Series card (trophy) to make a point....at the end of the 1910 season Chase became
the Manager of the NY Highlanders and I think that could be why the T206 guys printed a 5th card of him.

So, what card (or cards) are you guys obsessed over....?

TED Z